{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-526.0257","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 526.0257","heading":"HEARING.","body":"(a) If a hospital requests a hearing in accordance with Section 526.0256, the attorney general shall conduct the hearing in accordance with Chapter 2001.\n(b) If the hearing results in a finding that a violation has occurred, the attorney general shall:\n(1) provide to the hospital written notice of:\n(A) the findings established at the hearing; and\n(B) the amount of the penalty; and\n(2) enter an order requiring the hospital to pay the amount of the penalty.\n(c) An order entered by the attorney general under this section is subject to judicial review as a contested case under Chapter 2001.\nAdded by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2025.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE I. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","CHAPTER 526. ADDITIONAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMISSION AND EXECUTIVE COMMISSIONER","SUBCHAPTER F. UNCOMPENSATED HOSPITAL CARE REPORTING AND ANALYSIS; ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.526.htm#526.0257","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"c566658129e457b1e1d60106a19921172b8b422da7c690c5e60685df8ced6c16","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-526.0256","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-526.0258"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}